Inmate convicted of assault on officer

An inmate has been convicted of a assaulting an officer at a federal prison in Louisiana.

U.S. Attorney Stephanie announced Friday in a news release that 30-year-old Johnny Layne was convicted of assaulting the officer at the U. S. Penitentiary in Pollock, La.

Layne was charged by a federal grand jury in May of 2012.

Layne is currently confined at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, La., with a scheduled release date of May 2027. He could face up to 20 additional years in prison when he is sentenced on March 4.